Archives - 29 July 2015, Wednesday

Our 35 year review concluded that many factors have driven energy efficiency gains, including market forces, policy impacts, and the interplay between the two. This blog post reinforces that conclusion, showing the large impact of policies, and the probably even larger impact of marke...

Pre-testing of waste materials using prototype Pyrofab technology was underway today ahead of a summer tour to evaluate sustainable sources of bioenergy from waste across north-west Europe. The Pyrofab is based on Pyroformer™ technology, developed in the UK by the European Bioenergy R...

JA Solar has appointed an outside financial advisor and legal counsel to advise on the petition by its chairman and CEO, Baofang Jin to take the company private and de-list from the NYSE. Image: JA Solar. Financials SOL NYSE 1.30 -0.02 (-1.52%) 11:29AM EDT Major PV manufacturer JA Sol...

According to Reuters , the Democratic presidential candidate pledged to have at least half a billion solar panels installed nationwide within four years of her taking office. "I want more wind, more solar, more advanced biofuels, more energy efficiency," Clinton said. Replying Republi...

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SolarCity reported continued installation and revenue increase in the second quarter of 2015, backed by increasing pre-booked customers. Image: SolarCity The company noted that it expect installs in the third quarter to reach a record 260MW, representing growth of 89% year-on-year.Ima...

E.ON UK (London) and Sungevity Inc. (Oakland, California, U.S.) on July 29th , 2015 announced a new 'Go Solar' regional program in the United Kingdom, offering customers solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for their homes. This marks the third country in which the two companies have joine...

New York-based renewable energy developer ConEdison Solutions and California-based and SunPower have partnered to offer a solar leasing program to homeowners in the Empire State. Under the terms of the partnership, ConEdison Solutions will own the leased systems and collect monthly le...

Constellation Energy Resources has been contracted to build a 375 kW solar generation system for the Baltimore Ravens' headquarters and training facility in Owings Mills, Md. Constellation, a longtime sponsor of the Baltimore Ravens, plans to build roof-mounted arrays consisting of ap...

In the first six months of the year, pre-tax profits for the Spanish manufacturer increased 64.4% to €136 million against the same period of 2014. Gamesa achieved over 1.48GW of sales in the first of half the year — an increase of 24.9% year on year — thanks to strong activity in Indi...

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For Immediate Release: July 29, 2015 groSolar Signs Deal to Supply Solar Power to Mohawk Valley Community College (Oneida, NY) – Mohawk Valley Community College and groSolar jointly announced today that groSolar is developing a large-scale solar project to provide power to MVCC. The 2...

While the acquisitions will almost double Duke's presence in California, the company still derives the majority of its generation capacity from North Carolina. Image: Duke Energy. US renewable energy developer Duke Energy Renewables has bolstered its solar energy portfolio in the US b...

A solar cell that produces fuel rather than electricity. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and FOM Foundation today present a very promising prototype of this in the journal Nature Communications. The material gallium phosphide enables their solar cell to produc...

has expanded its Canadian operations base to Montreal and Toronto, a strategic move to build on growing business opportunities in eastern Canada. According to SgurrEnergy, Ontario and Quebec are leading the way in Canadian renewable energy, particularly in wind energy, boasting around...

Our 35 year review concluded that many factors have driven energy efficiency gains, including market forces, policy impacts, and the interplay between the two. This blog post reinforces that conclusion, showing the large impact of policies, and the probably even larger impact of marke...

It was an unusually windy day in Denmark on Thursday, July 9. So unusually windy that the country found themselves generating 116% of the entire nation’s energy needs. On Friday morning at 3am, Denmark wind power had provided 140% of the electricity demand, and was able to share the e...